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Continuity and Change in Voluntary Action: Patterns, Trends and Understandings
Contributor(s): Lindsey, Rose (Author), Mohan, John (Author), Metcalfe, Elizabeth (Other)

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 ISBN: 1447324846     ISBN-13: 9781447324843
Publisher: Policy Press
OUR PRICE: $48.40  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2019
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- Social Science | Volunteer Work
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.87 lbs) 280 pages
 
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There are great expectations of voluntary action in contemporary Britain but limited in-depth insight into the level, distribution and understanding of what constitutes voluntary activity. Drawing on extensive survey data and written accounts of citizen engagement, this book charts change and continuity in voluntary activity since 1981. How voluntary action has been defined and measured is considered alongside individuals' accounts of their participation and engagement in volunteering over their lifecourses. Addressing fundamental questions such as whether the public are cynical about or receptive to calls for greater voluntary action, the book considers whether respective government expectations of volunteering can really be fulfilled. Is Britain really a "shared society", or a "big society", and what is the scope for expansion of voluntary effort? This pioneering study combines rich, qualitative material from the Mass Observation Archive between 1981 and 2012, and data from many longitudinal and cross-sectional social surveys. Part of the Third Sector Research Series, this book is informed by research undertaken at the Third Sector Research Centre, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Barrow Cadbury Trust.

Contributor Bio(s): Mohan, John: - John Mohan is professor of social policy at the University of Birmingham and director of the Third Sector Research Centre.Lindsey, Rose: - Rose Lindsey is senior research fellow in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton.Metcalfe, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Metcalfe is a former research fellow in the Third Sector Research Centre.Bulloch, Sarah: - Sarah Bulloch is a teaching fellow at the University of Surrey.
 
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